• There are numerous references on medieval armour but almost none on the clothing worn under and with it. This book reveals what lay beneath.
• Sean Manning details what was worn and how, the materials used and how garments were made.
• Traces the changes across the period which followed the evolution of armour and the whims of fashion.

Medieval knights are a very familiar image in the popular imagination but what did they wear with and beneath their shining armour? Medieval Military Clothing 1320-1360 brings together documents, art, artefacts, and experience to answer this question. Where most treatments of the subject are superficial or based on artwork and the same few famous texts, Dr Sean Manning draws also on documents and lesser-known texts in a variety of languages. Most of this information has never been translated into English, and much of the rest was previously scattered across long- out-of-print books. The author traces developments across the period, which changed with the continuous evolution of armour and military need but also with the whims of fashion. Not only the noble knights but other men-at-arms and common soldiers are discussed in an accessible and not overly jargonistic manner, with common misconceptions addressed along the way. This thoroughly researched text is beautifully illustrated with numerous line drawings and colour photographs, mainly of primary sources such as medieval manuscripts, paintings and tomb effigies.

Dr Sean Manning has studied Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Calgary and Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the University of Innsbruck, where he received his PhD in 2018. He now works outside academia but is affiliated with the University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. At one time he was involved in the historical fencing movement, and that lead to a ten-year quest to use his academic training and hands-on experience to understand medieval clothing. He has written articles for Pyramid (Steve Jackson Games), Ancient Warfare, Ancient History, Medieval Warfare, Desperta Ferro, and Ancient World Magazine (online). He has previously published academic works with a variety of publishers including the University of Toronto Press and Franz Steiner Verlag.